September, 1973 ^h(ovember 12, igj3 of our Founders Day this year will be a very special one as it marks the beginning 100th AN Anniversary as Gamma Phi Beta. We are asking all collegians and alumnce to please save Monday, November 12, EVENING 1973 as "on evening they will indeed remember." The "Kick-Off" Banquet to celebrate Founders Day '73 will be held on November 12, here in Syracuse, New York, where Alpha chapter was founded in the fall of 1874 TO when Syracuse University was four years old, had one building, a faculty of 10 and a student body of 200. Wouldn't you say we have had a fantastic program of expan sion, education and enlightenment in these past 99 years? REMEMBER Syracuse alumnce are planning a "gala affair" for this very special night and it is our fondest dream and wish that every chapter, collegiate and alumnce, will hold their Founders Day Celebration on this evening of November 12!! We hope each one of you will find your nearest Greek letter or alumnce chapter and plan to attend this "once in a lifetime" occasion. Alpha chapter and Syracuse alumnce are very thrilled and honored to have Grand Council attend our Founders Day Banquet. They will be attending Grand Council meeting in Syracuse the week before, so you see, they won't have to look very far for their nearest chapter celebration! Our committee of 1 2 has been hard at work since January of this year. Because an event of this size occurs only once in 99 years, we can't afford to make any mistakes so we started early. Such a spot to be in!! And, who do you call on for advice? After all, there aren't too many people around celebrating their centennials. And for all you hard-working sisters who have decorated ballrooms with pink carnations, we know your thoughts and good wishes are with us!! Insofar as it is possible, we envision having similar celebrations across the coun try that evening. Pink carnations, candles, favorite songs, programs and an inspirational skit depicting our founding. We are also planning on having as many pictures, both old and new, on tables around the room showing a sisterhood of a century. How about looking through that scrapbook of yours for snapshots of your college days? You can be sure someone at your meeting will enjoy reminiscing over them. We realize that not all chapters will be having banquets�some will celebrate with teas or luncheons. But what a thrill it will be to realize that possibly 50,000 Gamma Phi Betas will all be united "in spirit" on this one special night. I feel confident that the occasion will be one to strengthen and unite more closely all in the bonds of Gamma Phi Beta. Please share with us "An Evening to Remember�once in a lifetime." J ]) D Barbara Nicholson Conklin, Syracuse '44 Special Events Chairman Centennial Committee NINETY-NINE�GOING ON ONE HUN DRED! That will be the happy theme when members of the Syracuse Alumnas Chapter celebrate Founder's Day, Nov. 12, at the Syracuse Country House. Meet ing recently to complete final arrange ments were Alpha alumnce (seated, left to right): Dorothy Stark Kenney '28, Ann ette Hastings Witmeyer '28, Eleanor Soder Doolittle '41, Jo Ann Lawman Bock '45, and Patricia Reid MacCrea '54. Standing (left to right) Barbara Nicholson Conklin, '44, Founder's Day Chairman; Shirley Fenner Reidenbaugh '54, and Doris Leake Erskine '17. Editor THE CRESCENT is pub lished in Betty Luker Haverfield quarterly, March, and De (Mrs Robert W.) May, September Phi 507 Medavista Drive cember, by the Gamma Columbia, Missouri 65201 Beta Sorority, 630 Green Sept., 1973 Bay Road, Kenilworth, Il y^ linois 60043. Printed by the George Banta Company, Assistant Editor Alumnce Th^ Inc., Menasha, Wisconsin Joanne Sallee Kernitz Crescent 54952. Second class postage (Mrs. Charles A.) paid at Kenilworth, Il 319 Mill Road linois, and at additional Oreland, Pa. 19075 OF mailing offices. Printed in GAMMA PHI BETA the U.S.A. Feature Editor postmaster: Please Geraldine Epp Smith Volume Number LXXIII,' 3o send notice or undeliver- (Mrs. Alex W.) able copies on Form 3579 300 Mansion House, to Gamma Phi Beta, Box 1501 Apt. 186, Kenilworth, Illinois St. Missouri 63102 An to Remember Louis, Evening 60043. 2 / Gamma Phi Beta Has Two-to-Grow-on Bu.siness Manager Delta Zeta, 5, 1973 Elenanor J. Sieg 4/ May Box 186 Everything's Up-to-Date in Kansas City 630 Green Bay Road 5/ Kenilworth, Illinois 60043 8 /They'll Do Their Thing 10 / Nostalgia / The Forceful Forties Art Staff I / A Shoe in for Success Martha Hustad Heustis 3 Jane Larson Long / Gamma Phi Beta Pattie Neilson Moen 15 Directory 23 /A Golden Girl is Mayor in Columbus 24 / Pacesetters 26 / Challenging Careers in Home Economics 28 / Colossal Collegians 30 / Grand Council Appointments 32 / They Will Span the Centuries 34 / Good Buys from Gamma Phis 35 / In Memoriam By the Light of the Crescent Moon Subscribers: Send all ques tions and of ad changes COVER: Who was it who said "Some call it autumn, dress in to the Di regard others call it God?" It is aptly depicted on our cover oj of International rectory � jailing leaves an original design jrom Martha Hustad Officers, list, mem chapter Huestis (Minnesota). bership chairman, chapter presidents' lists and In Me moriam to Central Office, Box 186, Kenilworth, Illi nois 60043. Qamma T*hi "^eta [hCas SMILING in anticipation of their Gamma Phi Beta lives ahead are these members of Delta Epsilon. Sharing the moment of Installation, several national officers. Two-to-Grow-on DELTA EPSILON, April 28, 1973 2 / THE CRESCENT OF GAMMA PHI BETA / SEPTEMBER, 1973 At a time when most fraternal organizations are subtract college located on 50 acres in the southeast section of Fort ing chapters from their roster while adding very few, it is Worth, and has an enrollment of over 1,800. It was estab heart-warming for Gamma Phi Beta to announce the in lished in 1891, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, and stallation of Delta Epsilon at Texas Wesleyan College, Fort today offers over 15 degrees in liberal and fine arts, busi Worth; and Delta Zeta, Southwestern College, Weather ness administration, and education. Currently there is one ford, Okla. Representing our 89th and 90th chapters, they other National Panhellenic Conference member on cam give our sorority an important two-to-grow-on as we ap pus, Phi Mu, and one local sorority, Deka. There are three proach our second century. members of Interfraternity Council: Sigma Phi Epsilon, Pi Herewith, an edited accounting of the ceremonial Kappa Alpha, and Lambda Chi Alpha. events: DELTA EPSILON, April 28, 1973. The new members of Gamma Phi Beta are noted espe A full weekend of activities marked the installation, be cially for participation and leadership in campus organiza ginning with a dessert party Friday, April 27, in honor of tions and government. They have received the Intersoror collegians. It was held at the home of Myrtle Watkins ity Council (now Panhellenic) scholarship trophy each year Gerrard (Texas). Mrs. Charles Shafer, Jr., Grand Presi since its establishment. dent, Mrs. G. O. Dimock, Director of Expansion, Mrs. The following are Delta Epsilon's charter members: Robert MacDonald, Province Alumnas Director, and Mrs. Misses Mildred Auvenshinc, Sharon Cannon, Susie Cana- G. E. Kretzschmar, Jr., Province Collegiate Director, read fax, Brenda Darden, Patti Dill, Karen Donaldson, Cathy the sorority's Constitution to those present. Goetz, Sue Gwin, Joy Ince, Victoria Kent, Janie Koutsou- Initiation was held Saturday at the First Presbyterian bos, Becky Laminack, Mary Morbitzer, Debbie Olshefski, Church of Fort Worth, conducted by members of Alpha Dana Pierce, Marta Rice and Roxane Schlueter, all of Fort Xi, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, and directed by Worth; Suzanne Allison, Paradise; Amy Bloxom, Joshua; Marian Hulsey, member of the international ritual com Debbie Daugherty, Haslet; Sheree Gambill and Patty Pool, mittee. Mrs. Shafer presented badges to 28 charter mem Burleson; Marty Morphis, Dallas; Jodie Sanders, Winters; bers and 23 special initiates. Debbie Wier, Farmers Branch; Wivian Woody, Weather Miss That evening an installation banquet was held at the Ra ford; and Claudia Smith, Brooklyn Center, Minn. mada Inn Central with parents of initiates and representa Carol Bass, a participant in the Miss Fort Worth contest week. tives of Texas Wesleyan as special guests. Kay Schultz installation weekend, was initiated the following Fort Mrazek (Oklahoma) served as banquet chairman and Serving as advisors to the new chapter will be these Cynthia Shoptaw Leeper (Texas), president of the Fort Worth alumna;: Kay Schultz Mrazek (Oklahoma), chapter Worth alumnae, was toastmistress. Highlight of the banquet adviser; Tanya Williams Deen (Texas), pledge; Glyndell Thomas was the presentation of the charter by Mrs. Shafer to Stewart Bashore (Texas Tech), rush; Barbara Sharon Cannon, president, Delta Epsilon. Delia Cobb Ford (Texas), financial; and Sharon Smith Redman Nitteberg (Nebraska '20) gave her diamond badge to be (SMU), ritual. used as a chapter president's badge. �Laura Monkhouse Lace (Texas) Field A lovely silver tray, gift from Grand Council, was pre Representative sented by Mrs. Dimock, and Mrs. MacDonald gave a sil ver Revere bowl on behalf of Province VII. Other gifts were a scrapbook from Houston alumnae; a bound minutes book, Dallas alumnae; and an altar cloth for future rituals. Fort Worth alumnae. The cloth was designed by Kathy Stell Springer (Midwestern). Two special awards were made at the banquet : a plaque to Marty Morphis, collegiate member with the highest scholastic average; and a sorority bracelet to Susie Cana- fax, outstanding charter pledge.